Miami Heat Playoffs: Victor Oladipo Has To Remain In Rotation, Right?

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The Miami Heat got a crucial Game 5 victory on Tuesday night and they did it the hard way. Well, not so hard.

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They were playing the game in the friendly confines of their home building, the FTX Arena. However, outside of that, the chips were fairly stacked against Miami in this one particular game.

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Though they were up in the series with a comfortable, 3-1, lead, that’s actually just it. They were the team that should have been the least fired up about this one.

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That doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t have been extremely fired up to tip this one off, as this is the NBA Playoffs and they had a chance to move on to the next round of it with a win,

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The Miami Heat would also be without two of their top-four guys in Kyle Lowry and Jimmy Butler.

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The Miami Heat got a great Victor Oladipo showing in Tuesday night’s closeout Game 5. It has one wondering, does this see him stick in the playoff rotation?

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Propelled by the stellar play of Bam Adebayo and Victor Oladipo, the Miami Heat were able to get things done at home, sending Trae Young and his Atlanta Hawks back to Georgia

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